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Kevin Durant throws down nasty alley-oop dunk from James Harden (Video)

Found June 17, 2012 on Outside the Boxscore: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Kevin Durant,  James Harden
TEAMS: Oklahoma City Thunder,  Miami Heat
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Although the Oklahoma City Thunder lost game three of the 2012 NBA Finals to the Miami Heat, they can take solace that star Kevin Durant had yet another great game with 25 points. In the fourth quarter after a steal by teammate James Harden, Durant threw down a nasty two-handed jam off an alley-oop pass:
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